Paraprofessional Chapter Representatives

Officers

The paraprofessional chapter is headed by the chapter chairperson who represents all New York City paraprofessionals in collective bargaining and in other dealings with the city and state. Your chairperson conducts the chapter's monthly steering committee, executive board and paraprofessional representative meetings during the school year and directs the business of the chapter. Other officers of your chapter are the first and second vice chairs, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer.

Borough Coordinators

There is a paraprofessional borough coordinator for each of the five boroughs. The borough coordinator organizes boroughwide conferences and works with district coordinators.

BRONX
Sharon Anderson
718-379-6200
2500 Halsey Street

BROOKLYN
Shirley Laney
718-852-4900
335 Adams St., 25th Fl.

MANHATTAN
Margaret Dalton-Diakite
212-598-6800
52 Broadway, 10th Fl.

QUEENS
Penny Setoute
718-275-4400
97-77 Queens Blvd.

STATEN ISLAND
Sandra Flecha
718-605-1400
4456 Amboy Road

There are 32 district coordinators, each serving you in a community school district. They coordinate paraprofessional issues with the UFT's district representatives. The chapter also has paraprofessional representatives at some schools or sites or represent you.

Chapter members elect officers every three years. All officers, executive board members, borough coordinators and district coordinators serve as delegates to your union's Delegate Assembly, the union's highest policy-making body.